trooping

verb

present participle of troop
as in marching

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trooping
  1. marching
  2. striding
  3. parading
  4. walking
  5. treading
  6. pacing
Verb
  • The sounds of the angry crowd were coming closer—as if an entire marketplace, shouting and bargaining, was marching toward us like a swarm of bees.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
  • Global energy prices are marching higher after a ninth consecutive night of US strikes against Iran.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of marching
Verb
  • The first is now striding toward the final; the second is out of a job.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
  • The sculpture included Teddy mounted on a striding horse with two lackeys walking on either side.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
Definition of striding
Verb
  • The hosts’ fairytale run through to the final was also of note, and the triumphant Brazil side honoured them by parading the Swedish flag, rather than their own, at full time of their victory.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 23 July 2026
  • Seleção fans essentially took over part of the American Dream mall next to MetLife Stadium and turned it into more of a Brazilian Carnival-like scene with samba dancers, drummers and fans parading down the shopping center.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of parading
Verb
  • For Jill Little, the director of YPP, the program has been a steadying force in walking alongside the girls through the uncertainty of pregnancy, childbirth and raising a child.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Video from a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter showed a large group of protesters walking down a street Wednesday evening.
    — Marin Scott, NBC news, 23 July 2026
Definition of walking
Verb
  • That’s someone treading open water who has figured out that the only way not to drown is to never stop kicking.
    — Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • But like its tenacious relic-hunting heroine, the enduring property is always treading new ground.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Definition of treading
Verb
  • True effectiveness over the next decade means designing change frameworks that respect human limits, pacing transitions to ensure long-term performance.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • That could mean walking for two to five minutes every 30 to 60 minutes, taking calls while standing or pacing, using stairs, stretching, or doing a few bodyweight movements between meetings.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 23 July 2026
Definition of pacing
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